Soooo.... UPDATE!

[lithera]

Gotham City need you to vote! Seriously, people! Go vote! (And read that website. It is chock full of goodness. I mean, where else would you find out about the Wham movie?)

They're making a live action and animated Smurfs movie. First question: Why? Second question: No, really, why? And then you get to trying to cast Gargamel, who will likely be the live action part of this equation.

Brokeback Mountain: The Opera. Yeah. I.... Yeah.

M. Night Shyamalan talks about why he wants to make Avatar: The Last Airbender as a movie: “I loved the characters in the story and I felt like I could be me inside this larger canvas of this very long-form movie. I think it inherently had kind of family issues and serious larger topics — at the center, genocide — all kinds of stuff. Cultural differences at the center. It has Buddhism, Hinduism, things I’m interested in. It does have martial arts in a way that’s not bang bang bang, but more about the person mastering yourself and the things that I love. I took martial arts for a long time. A ten-year-old at the center. That point of view felt good, like I could do my thing.”

Louis Leterrier says he's interested in making more Hulk movies. Let us see if the same can be said for Ed Norton. He /is/ a pretty big Hulk geek, so... It is possible.

Comments

[fireballof3.livejournal.com]

my Gargamel = Dustin Hoffman. Totally.

[lithera.livejournal.com]

Huh. That's actually pretty awesome.

BTW, are there any birthday plans that I have missed in my much flakiness?

[fireballof3.livejournal.com]

No. I had thought about making plans and then saw how crazy my own June was becoming. I also was going to make a big to-do about going out on Friday night with Leigh (the 6th) but then was sick and had to scrap those plans.

I'm contemplating a get together thing at the end fo the month (28th or so) but I'm still unsure as to place / focus / etc.

[lithera.livejournal.com]

*nods* Kay. If you want to do anything this weekend (other than D&D) or next weekend, I'm somewhat open. Lemme know. 28th, I'm visiting Megan.

[fireballof3.livejournal.com]

hrm. k.
Well earlier on the 14th (~11am) we have a homeschool convention we need to go to, but I might go out Friday night.

The 21st MIGHT be camping, depending on weather.

I'll let ya know.

[lithera.livejournal.com]

Not sure about Friday as I'm getting back from Reno that day and I /think/ I have something already but depending on what you do, I might be able to jump in.

[fireballof3.livejournal.com]

okee dokee

[princessgeek.livejournal.com]

I think Jim should be gargamel. :D

[lithera.livejournal.com]

*chuckles*

tangential grr

[jinian.livejournal.com]

Avatar doesn't have Buddhism! Highly derivative, yes, but their whole religious complex is its own thing. (And where does he see Hinduism at all?) I am now very suspicious about this movie plan.

Re: tangential grr

[lithera.livejournal.com]

No idea. Don't even watch the show. Just know lots of people who read this do.

[leiden.livejournal.com]

My writing partner got ahold of the script for "The Happening" last year. She said it was good, definitely a departure for M. Night but still not quite at the level of Sixth Sense.

[lithera.livejournal.com]

Interesting. I sort of want to see it and yet....